League of Ireland 2004

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League of Ireland 2004
League of Ireland 2000-2008 logo
master Shelbourne FC
Champions League
qualification		 Shelbourne FC
UEFA Cup
qualification		 Cork City
Longford Town
UI cup Bohemians Dublin
Cup winners Longford Town
Relegated Dublin City
Teams 10
Games 180
Gates 422  (ø 2.34 per game)
Top scorer Jason Byrne
(Shelbourne FC, 25 goals)
← League of Ireland 2003
First Division ↓

The League of Ireland 2004 was the 84th season of the top Irish football league . It started on March 19, 2004 and ended on November 22, 2004.

Defending champions Shelbourne FC won the championship for the twelfth time.

mode

The ten teams each played against each other four times. Each team played 36 games this season. The bottom of the table was relegated to the First Division .

societies

Clubs of the League of Ireland 2004
society coat of arms city Stadion capacity
Bohemians Dublin Bohemians Dublin Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Cork City Cork City Cork Turner's Cross 8,985
Derry City Derry City Derry Brandywell Stadium 7,700
Drogheda United Drogheda United Drogheda Hunky Dorys Park 2,000
Dublin City Dublin City Dublin Dalymount Park 7,955
Longford Town Longford Town Longford Flancare Park 6,850
Shamrock Rovers Shamrock Rovers Dublin Tallaght Stadium 5,947
Shelbourne FC Shelbourne FC Dublin Tolka Park 9,680
St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Dublin Richmond Park 5,340
Waterford United Waterford United Waterford Waterford Regional Sports Center 5,000

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Shelbourne FC (M)  36  19th  11  6th 057:370 +20 68
 2. Cork City  36  18th  11  7th 052:320 +20 65
 3. Bohemians Dublin  36  15th  15th  6th 051:300 +21 60
 4th Drogheda United  36  15th  7th  14th 045:430  +2 52
 5. Waterford United  36  14th  8th  14th 044:490  −5 50
 6th Longford Town (P)  36  11  13  12 032:340  −2 46
 7th Derry City  36  11  11  14th 023:320  −9 44
 8th. St Patrick's Athletic  36  11  9  16 038:490 −11 42
 9. Shamrock Rovers  36  10  8th  18th 041:470  −6 38
10. Dublin City (N)  36  6th  7th  23 039:690 −30 25th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Irish champions and participation in the first qualifying round for the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the qualifying round of the 2005/06 UEFA Cup
  • Participation in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2005
  • Relegation to the First Division
    • (M) Reigning Irish Master
    (P) Reigning Irish Cup Winner
    (N) Newcomers from the First Division

    Crosstab

    First round (rounds 1–18) 2004 Second half of the season (rounds 19-36)
    Shelbourne FC Cork City Bohemians Dublin Drogheda United Waterford United Longford Town Derry City St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Dublin City society Shelbourne FC Cork City Bohemians Dublin Drogheda United Waterford United Longford Town Derry City St Patrick's Athletic Shamrock Rovers Dublin City
    2: 2 0-0 3-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 Shelbourne FC 0-0 1: 1 0: 2 2: 1 3: 1 0: 2 3: 1 1: 1 4: 1
    0: 2 0: 1 0-0 2: 3 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 Cork City 0: 1 1: 1 3: 2 2-0 2-0 1: 1 3-0 1-0 1-0
    1: 1 2: 3 0: 1 2: 2 0-0 3-0 3: 1 2: 2 2: 4 Bohemians Dublin 2-0 1-0 0-0 2: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2: 2 3: 2 4-0
    2: 2 2-0 0: 3 0-0 0: 1 2-0 0: 1 1-0 2-0 Drogheda United 2: 5 1: 3 0: 3 1: 2 0: 1 4-0 0: 2 3-0 2: 1
    1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 0: 2 0: 1 3: 1 2: 1 Waterford United 3: 1 1: 4 1: 1 1: 3 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 2-0 3: 2
    0: 2 1: 1 0: 2 0-0 0: 2 1-0 1: 3 1-0 0-0 Longford Town 4: 1 1: 2 0: 1 3: 1 1: 1 3-0 2: 1 1: 1 2-0
    0: 2 1: 1 0-0 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 2: 1 Derry City 0-0 0: 1 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 3
    1: 2 0: 2 0: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 3: 1 St Patrick's Athletic 0-0 0: 3 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 2-0 2: 2
    3-0 2: 1 2: 1 1: 2 4-0 1: 1 1-0 1: 2 0-0 Shamrock Rovers 1: 4 1: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 2 2-0 0-0 3: 1 1: 3
    1: 3 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 0: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0: 4 Dublin City 2: 3 0: 1 0-0 2: 3 1: 3 2: 1 0: 2 1: 2 1: 2

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